Mobile phone launches to rise 50% in 2015

Mobile phone launches are expected to rise 50 per cent to cross more than 1,700 handsets this year, according to gadget research website 91mobiles.Mobile phone launches are expected to rise 50 per cent to cross more than 1,700 handsets this year, according to gadget research website 91mobiles. Manufacturers have introduced 857 models this year so far. The Indian market saw 1,100 new handsets last year and 957 models in 2014. While foreign vendors' focus has been in the above- Rs 10,000 price segment, homegrown companies such as Micromax offer more options in the below-Rs 5,000 range...